Church grants
Sustainable Church Buildings Project
The Sustainable Church Buildings Project 2023-25 was a Cloudesley initiative, run in partnership with the Islington Deanery and the Diocese of London.
The project ran from July 2023 to March 2025. It was open to the eligible Church of England churches within the Islington Deanery.
The project consisted of:
- Expert advice and support – Cloudesley commissioned Inspired Efficiency to provide bespoke advice and support to help Islington Church of England churches take part in this project
- Small Grants – all eligible churches could apply for a non-competitive grant of up to £10,000 for sustainability and net zero carbon measures
- Large Grants – a small number of larger grants were available on a competitive basis.
The project built on our 2017-18 Sustainable Church Buildings Project, and utilised the AECOM audit reports that were produced as part of that.
Expert advice and support
Cloudesley commissioned Inspired Efficiency to help churches take part in this project.
The support from Inspired Efficiency included:
- A review of the church’s AECOM audit, including an online meeting with the church to review actions and progress and to provide updated advice
- Up to seven hours of bespoke project development support
- In some cases, an onsite decarbonisation audit was also carried out.
Small Grants
Small Grants
Following Inspired Efficiency’s review, eligible churches could apply for a Small Grant of up to £10,000. The grant could be used for projects which help churches reduce their carbon footprint or improve sustainability. You can find more details about the Small Grants in the Small Grants Guidelines below.
Large Grants
As part of the project, Cloudesley agreed a small number of Large Grants for particularly impactful projects. The funding process for the Large Grants ran alongside the Spring 2024 main church funding round, with churches being able to apply to both funds at the same time.
You can find more information about the Large Grants in the Guidelines below.
